And just like that, 2022 is coming to a close. On this week's On the Media, a look back at our year of coverage, from Russia’s war on Ukraine, to an unprecedented rise in book bannings at home. Tune in to hear about the fights, fictions, and things we’re still figuring out.

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Is Talk of a Possible 'New' Civil War Useful?The Perils of a Gauzy HistoryHow Meduza is Adapting to Russia's Crackdown on SpeechWhen the World Starts to Look AwayJoe Rogan's Podcast isn't Just 'Entertainment'Musk And The International Reach of TwitterHow Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric Foreshadowed a Deadly ShootingRepublicans' Latest Go-To Dog WhistleHow to Interview a 'Big Lie' BelieverIn Georgia, a Conservative Elections Official Stands Up to the Big LieHow Books Get Removed from Classrooms and LibrariesParents vs. DemocracyLibraries Under AttackThe Big Sigh: An Assessment of Our Economic FutureThis Much Death is Not 'Normal'The State of Our ImmunityShould the Country See What an Assault Rifle Does to the Body of a Child?How Racism Ended a Renaissance of WeightDonald Trump, Ye, and The New Old Anti-Semitism Music:What's That Sound by Michael AndrewsLost, Night by Bill Frisell Fallen Leaves by Marcos CiscarEye Surgery by Thomas NewmanGerman Lullaby by The KiboomersGormenghast by John ZornBerotim by John Zorn featuring Bill Frisell, Carol Emanuel, and Kenny WollesenCellar Door by Michael AndrewsLiquid Spear Waltz by Michael AndrewsHarpsichord by Four Tet